そちら

also: そっち

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

pronoun

that way; that direction

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a direction away from the speaker and toward the listener. Part of the ko-so-a-do system (こちら, そちら, あちら, どちら).

See also: こちら · あちら · どちら

駅えきはそちらですか。
Is the station that way?

pronoun

there; that place

usually written using kana alone

Indicates a location near the listener but away from the speaker. Often used when offering a seat or pointing to a spot.

どうぞそちらにおかけください。
Please have a seat there.

pronoun

that one; that

usually written using kana alone

Refers to an object or item near the listener. Polite; the casual equivalent is それ.

そちらを見みせていただけますか。
Could you show me that one?

pronoun

you; your side

usually written using kana alone

Polite way to refer to the listener, their family, or their organization. Common in business settings. そちら is more polite than そっち.

そちらのご都つ合ごうはいかがですか。
How is your schedule?

pronoun

that person

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a person near the listener. Polite; less direct than その人. Often used when the person is associated with the listener.

そちらの方かたはどなたですか。
Who is that person with you?

Written forms

そちらUsage56%
Standard polite form; the most common written spelling.
そっちUsage42%
Casual, contracted form used in informal speech.
其方Usage2%
rarely-used kanji form
- そちら
  Rare kanji form; almost always written in kana.
- そっち
ソッチUsage<1%

Kanji

其that
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

こちら
Refers to the speaker's side (this way, here, this one, I/we).
あちら
Refers to a direction/place/person away from both speaker and listener (that way over there).
どちら
Question form (which way, where, which one, who).
そっち
Casual equivalent of そちら; used in informal speech.

Etymology

Derived from the demonstrative prefix そ- (so-, 'that near the listener') combined with the directional suffix ちら (chira, 'direction'). Part of the systematic ko-so-a-do demonstrative set.